Scripture Verse

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: C. L. Child­ress, in Truth and Hope (Hud­son, North Ca­ro­li­na: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1919), num­ber 13 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Child­ress (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Will you come to Christ, dear bro­ther,
Tho’ in sin you’ve strayed afar?
You will find there can no oth­er
Save you now as you are.

Refrain

Will you come to Him, dear bro­ther,
Will you come, will you come?
He can save, there is no oth­er—
Will you come, will you come?

List, O sin­ner, Christ is speak­ing,
In My Fa­ther’s house there’s room!
Will you come, ad­mit­tance seek­ing,
Leave the world and its gloom?

Refrain

Hark! He still is sweet­ly call­ing,
Sinner, come, oh! come to­day;
Tarry not, in weak­ness fall­ing,
He’ll sus­tain all the way!

Refrain